mr. dupree has been working on the crisis 20 hours a day. i wasn't sitting in on the. meeting that you are referring to so i was not privy to that review. 20 what i would say, 1400 psa on the drill drill pipe and no psi on the choke and kill line indicates something should bech investigated, absolutely. >> theil anomalies of the pressn testing present a significant question that should be thoroughly investigated. hours before the explosion tests on the well return results that signaled a possible well shat sn and the imports of gas in the wall. yet it appears that the company did not suspend while operations are now 11 workers are dead inin the gulf coast region faces environmental damage. we need to know if a that is the case and why it was the case ana it appears from mr. dupree's statements to our staff but that was the result of the test, the negative test that was taken.thu >> thank you mr. chairman and it yield back my time. >> mr. barton for questions. >> thank you mr. chairman.ld i have watched the testimony in my office since i have been out of work, so i have

mr. dupree is your senior official responsible for results in the gulf of mexico. do you agree? >> mr. dupree has been working on the crisis 20 hours a day. i wasn't sitting on meeting you're referring to s i wasn't privy to that review. i would say 1400 psi on the drill pipe and no psi on the choke and kill lines indicates sothing should be investigated, absolutely. >> the anomalies in the pressure testing present a significa pressure that should be investigated just hours before the explosion, tests on the well returned resul to signal the possible well failure and influx of gas up the wall, yet it appears the companies did not suspend well operations and now 11 workers are dead and the gulfcoast region faces catastrophic environmental damage. we need to know if that'the case and why it's the case and it appears from mr. dupree's statement to our staff that was the result of the test that was the negative test that was taken. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i needle back my time. i yield back my time. >> mr. barton, questions? >>thank you, mr. chairman. i've watched the testimony in my of

mr. dupree is your senior official responsible for results in the gulf of mexico. do you agree? >> mr. dupree has been working on the crisis 20 hours a day. i wasn't sitting on meeting you're referring to so i wasn't privy to that review. i would say 1400 psi on the drill pipe and no psi on the choke and kill lines indicates something should be investigated, absolutely. >> the anomalies in the preure testing present a significant pressure that should be investigated just hours before the explosion, tests on the well returned results to signal the possible well failure and influx of gas up the wall, yet it appears the companies did not suspend well operations and now 11 workers are dead and the gulfcoast region faces catastrophic environmental damage. we need to know if that's the case and why it's the case and it appears from mr. dupree's statement to our staff that was the result of the test that was the negative test that was taken. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i needleack my time. i yield back my time. >> mr. barton, questions? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i've watched the testimony in